A new MCC study shows: Strengthening climate policy need not penalize the energy-intensive sector.

A recently published MCC report on land tax shows that the taxation of land can help combat poverty and finance sustainable development in developing countries.

MCC researchers explored the drivers of access to basic infrastructure services. Economic development plays a key role, but there are outliers—positive and ...

Germany should use its G20 presidency to set a good example in climate protection. New MCC research suggests that climate policy pioneers can positively affect ...

The Energy and Climate Task Forces of the Think20, together with Business20 and Civil20, published a joint statement to support a sustainable energy transition.

In a panel discussion at MCC, Harvard Professor Robert N. Stavins explained concerns about the new US climate policy. The institute’s director Ottmar Edenhofer ...

In view of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting the MCC publishes a T20 Policy Brief. MCC Director Ottmar Edenhofer calls for a stop of fossil fuel subsidies.

International trade in carbon permits could harm growth in developing countries, and thus jeopardize international cooperation—even though they would benefit ...

The literature on carbon removal is expanding rapidly—much faster than the field of climate change as a whole. This poses significant challenges for upcoming ...

MCC group leader assumes the chair of Sustainability Economics of Human Settlements at TU Berlin. A former MCC researcher is also appointed to professorship.